Scotland 31 - 19 Italy

Full time

01 Feb 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Scotland secured a convincing 31-19 victory against Italy at Murrayfield. The match was marked by an explosive start, with Darge scoring a try in the third minute, quickly followed by Jones adding another, both converted by Russell. Italy struggled to keep pace, managing only penalties from Allan in response. The Scots continued their dominance with a third try from White before halftime, leading 21-9. In the second half, Jones completed his hat-trick, showcasing his attacking prowess. Italy's Brex responded with a try, but it wasn't enough to change the course of the game. Ultimately, Scotland's strong performance and Russell's playmaking ensured a well-deserved win.

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Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Try

Rory Darge · Scotland

5 - 0
4'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Scotland

7 - 0
8'

Try

Huw Jones · Scotland

12 - 0
9'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Scotland

14 - 0
20'

Penalty

Tommaso Allan · Italy

14 - 3
23'

Penalty

Tommaso Allan · Italy

14 - 6
28'

Try

Ben White · Scotland

19 - 6
38'

Penalty

Tommaso Allan · Italy

19 - 9
Halftime 19 - 9
Second Half
42'

Substitution

Niccolo Cannone on for Federico Ruzza · Italy
43'

Penalty

Tommaso Allan · Italy

19 - 12
45'

Try

Juan Ignacio Brex · Italy

19 - 17
46'

Conversion

Tommaso Allan · Italy

19 - 19
50'

Substitution

Ewan Ashman on for Dave Cherry · Scotland
50'

Substitution

Jack Dempsey on for Jamie Ritchie · Scotland
50'

Substitution

Marco Riccioni on for Simone Ferrari · Italy
51'

Substitution

Rory Sutherland on for Pierre Schoeman · Scotland
51'

Substitution

Gianmarco Lucchesi on for Giacomo Nicotera · Italy
54'

Substitution

Federico Ruzza on for Dino Lamb · Italy
54'

Substitution

Ross Vintcent on for Lorenzo Cannone · Italy
56'

Substitution

George Horne on for Ben White · Scotland
56'

Substitution

Gregor Brown on for Jonny Gray · Scotland
56'

Substitution

Tom Jordan on for Stafford McDowall · Scotland
60'

Try

Huw Jones · Scotland

24 - 19
61'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Scotland

26 - 19
62'

Substitution

Alessandro Garbisi on for Martin Page-Relo · Italy
62'

Substitution

Manuel Zuliani on for Michele Lamaro · Italy
65'

Try

Huw Jones · Scotland

31 - 19
67'

Substitution

Luca Rizzoli on for Danilo Fischetti · Italy
67'

Substitution

Simone Gesi on for Monty Ioane · Italy
68'

Substitution

Will Hurd on for Zander Fagerson · Scotland
72'

Substitution

Kyle Rowe on for Darcy Graham · Scotland
Fulltime 31 - 19

Player ratings

Scotland

15 Blair Kinghorn 7.8
14 Darcy Graham 9.9
13 Huw Jones 9.1
12 Stafford McDowall 6.5
11 Duhan van der Merwe 8.8
10 Finn Russell 5.4
9 Ben White 7.7
1 Pierre Schoeman 7.2
2 Dave Cherry 7.9
3 Zander Fagerson 7.8
4 Jonny Gray 7.0
5 Grant Gilchrist 7.4
6 Jamie Ritchie 6.8
7 Rory Darge 9.0
8 Matt Fagerson 7.4
16 Ewan Ashman 7.3
17 Rory Sutherland 6.4
18 Will Hurd 5.8
19 Gregor Brown 6.8
20 Jack Dempsey 7.0
21 George Horne 6.4
22 Tom Jordan 7.4
23 Kyle Rowe –

Italy

15 Tommaso Allan 6.5
14 Ange Capuozzo 6.4
13 Juan Ignacio Brex 6.9
12 Tommaso Menoncello 7.4
11 Monty Ioane 6.4
10 Paolo Garbisi 6.2
9 Martin Page-Relo 5.8
1 Danilo Fischetti 7.0
2 Giacomo Nicotera 7.6
3 Simone Ferrari 6.9
4 Dino Lamb 6.4
5 Federico Ruzza 6.7
6 Sebastian Negri 8.0
7 Michele Lamaro 6.7
8 Lorenzo Cannone 7.2
16 Gianmarco Lucchesi 6.9
17 Luca Rizzoli 6.0
18 Marco Riccioni 6.2
19 Niccolo Cannone 6.5
20 Manuel Zuliani 6.5
21 Ross Vintcent 5.7
22 Alessandro Garbisi 5.9
23 Simone Gesi 6.6